US Open 2012: The Other Players

They were talking about this on five live last night., They said it was v unusual. The draw had been drawn up in advance and then the seeds are dropped in to it at the official draw. There's no way that smugfed would want to have been in Andy's half as Ferrer always crumbles before him. So this does suggest it was not rigged in his favour at least at the point of the SFs.

What do you mean? Do you have evidence that other draws have been rigged to favour Federer? That's outrageous if true. Did he draw them up himself? Have you been to the police? It's true that the Wimbledon draw was a bit suspicious. I mean he only had to beat Djokovic and Murray in successive matches, and presto.

What do you mean? Do you have evidence that other draws have been rigged to favour Federer? That's outrageous if true. Did he draw them up himself? Have you been to the police? It's true that the Wimbledon draw was a bit suspicious. I mean he only had to beat Djokovic and Murray in successive matches, and presto.

Suggest you guys get real.

Oh enough of the sarcasm especially as the only other alternative was Nadal - who would have thought he wouldn't have made the SFs? If you'd read the thread properly you'd see I was responding to comments already made. No of course I don't really believe they are rigged but it does seem odd how often smugfed gets an easy draw and how often Andy gets a tough one - and interesting that even the comms at USO draw were commenting on this. I'm not a statistician but it does seem like statistical probability is stretched.

No of course I don't really believe they are rigged but it does seem odd how often smugfed gets an easy draw and how often Andy gets a tough one - and interesting that even the comms at USO draw were commenting on this. I'm not a statistician but it does seem like statistical probability is stretched.

So they're not rigged, but Federer's amazingly lucky? It's simply false to say that Federer gets easy draws and Murray gets tough ones. They even out, but in recent times Fed's had Djokovic in the SF's more often than not. Until recently he was the world no.1. Murray's Wimbledon draw was a doddle. I know there was whining about Karlovic, but Fed had him and Soderling in 2009. As soon as Murray makes the top 2 he won't have to beat the two best players in the world to win, now will he?

So they're not rigged, but Federer's amazingly lucky? It's simply false to say that Federer gets easy draws and Murray gets tough ones. They even out, but in recent times Fed's had Djokovic in the SF's more often than not. Until recently he was the world no.1. Murray's Wimbledon draw was a doddle. I know there was whining about Karlovic, but Fed had him and Soderling in 2009. As soon as Murray makes the top 2 he won't have to beat the two best players in the world to win, now will he?

So they're not rigged, but Federer's amazingly lucky? It's simply false to say that Federer gets easy draws and Murray gets tough ones. They even out, but in recent times Fed's had Djokovic in the SF's more often than not. Until recently he was the world no.1. Murray's Wimbledon draw was a doddle. I know there was whining about Karlovic, but Fed had him and Soderling in 2009. As soon as Murray makes the top 2 he won't have to beat the two best players in the world to win, now will he?

Well they could reduce the disruption if they had covers like at Wimbledon but apparently they have always rejected this option on grounds that they are 'unsightly'.

During the evening (UK time) coverage on one of the days last year I remember Marcus from Sky saying that. It sticks in my mind because I was eating my evening meal at the time and I nearly choked on it lol.

The thing is, in all seriousness, I imagine putting a roof on Ashe would be a logistical nightmare, but covers, for goodness sake, I just don't understand any of the reasons for not having them.

I know it's crazy isn't it tj. I've been to Wimbledon and you don't really notice the covers when they're not in use. But they certainly speed things up, if it rains as they can start again as soon as it starts raining and the covers are off. None of that going round with towels trying to dry the courts out, which makes the USO look like it's not made it to the 21st century.

Well they could reduce the disruption if they had covers like at Wimbledon but apparently they have always rejected this option on grounds that they are 'unsightly'.

I know recently with all the rain at the Roger's Cup, Nole suggested that they get covers, too, like at Wimbledon, but their reasoning as to why they haven't done so had nothing to do with "unsightliness" (lol!) but rather do with the fact that the covers create humidity under them so the court still has to be dried with dryers afterwards. Something along those lines anyhow...